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content. This week I will cover other best management practices to achieve good quality corn silage for ... requires correct plant moisture and anerobic conditions. The outer limits of plant moisture content for ... content of 65% or 35% DM is considered ideal for bags and bunker silos. Plant moisture content is most ...

before a frost. The normal maturity stage for full-eared corn when the whole-plant dry matter content is ... Other corn plantings will produce ears but will not reach the proper dry matter content in the dent ... quality of the whole plant decreases until grain content increases sufficiently to begin offsetting the ...

production. The single most important factor in silage production is plant moisture content at harvest. ... approximately 64-68%, which corresponds to a plant dry matter content of 32-36%. Varying more than a few ... moisture content possibly as high as 75 to 80%, until a frost. If plants are harvested too wet, besides ...

production. The single most important factor in silage production is plant moisture content at harvest. ... approximately 64-68%, which corresponds to a plant dry matter content of 32-36%. Varying more than a few ... forage to a correct moisture content for ensiling or for baleage. From a quality standpoint, cutting ...

of the five years, but was September 4 to 30 in 2014 and September 10 to October 4 in 2013. So, the ... moisture content slows down the cold hardening/fall dormancy process, increasing the risk of winter ... heaving, which is a significant risk on many Ohio soils with higher clay content. This would be a concern ...

forage quality) and wilt it in the field to the proper dry matter content that ensures good fermentation ... severe soil contamination. Also, be sure to test the moisture content (using a microwave oven or Koster ...